1937 Flood: 4th Avenue and 16th Street looking west from the edge of the Marshall campus. Cabell County Library collection

Gallery: 1937 Flood historical photos

Jan. 27, 2015 @ 03:28 PM

On Jan. 27, 1937, the Ohio River crested in the Tri-State in the worst flood in local recorded history. The Flood of 1937 caused the river to reach a depth of 69.45 feet, more than 19 feet above flood stage in Huntington.